Meanings
canticles1
noun
- pluralplural of canticle
Canticles2
proper noun
- biblicalSynonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
Synonyms: Song of Songs
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proper nounSynonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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Origin
- LatinCanticum Canticorum“Song of Songs”
- EnglishCanticles
A clipping of Canticle of Canticles, a calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”).
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canticles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canticles
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